Press Release
Jun 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led 17 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy requesting information about how the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plans to ensure the timely delivery of mail-in ballots throughout…
Press Release
May 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following reaction to the announcement by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has paused plans to consolidate USPS facilities through a process called mail processing facility reviews (MPFR), which threatened to…
Press Release
Apr 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined an effort led by Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), along with 22 Members of Congress, in sending a letter to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy opposing the United States Postal Service’s (USPS)…
Press Release
Apr 01, 2024
BURLINGTON, VT – Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) today issued the following joint statement: “After eight long months, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has finally signed a lease on a new home for Montpelier’s post office after the devastating floods displaced their…
In The News
Apr 01, 2024
The Postal Service signed a lease agreement Friday for a space on Main Street that it hopes will be ready for summer. City Center in Montpelier on Monday, November 7, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger MONTPELIER — The post office is coming back to downtown,…